Swimming As An All-Around Workout
Author(s): Scott Douglas Jacobsen
Publication (Outlet/Website): The Good Men Project
Publication Date (yyyy/mm/dd): 2018/08/20
According to the Mayo Clinic, swimming is a great exercise because the activity is easy of the bones, joints, and muscles, while also providing an overall aerobic exercise with mild resistance as you’re surrounded and wading through water.
They find that if the exercise is done right then the exercise can help with “aerobic fitness, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility and better balance.”
The reduction in the stress on the joints and the improvement of balance in the movements while the swimming is done properly can be good for those areas of health – all of them. This is often an exercise recommended for the older population, but, as many can see with the Olympians such as Michael Phelps, it can help any age grouping with their health.
It is an effective way for an all-around workout with minimal or no pain or injury to the exerciser.
One caution: “If you live with a chronic health condition such as asthma, diabetes or heart disease, talk to your health care provider about aquatic exercise.”
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